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Category : Endemic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Techniques and Strategies for Using Native Grasses and Graminoids in Restoration and Revegetation
Author: Guidelines for Native Seed Production and Grassland Restoration
Author: Kathrin KiehlPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443861855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
World-wide, the degradation and destruction of both natural and traditionally used semi-natural ecosystems is drastically increasing. Unfortunately, commercial seed mixtures, consisting of non-native species and genetically uniform cultivars, are widely used in grassland restoration, often with negative effects on biodiversity. Therefore, native species should be used in the ecological restoration of natural and semi-natural vegetation. This book compiles results from recent studies presented at a Special Session “Native seed production and use in restoration projects”, which was organised during the 8th European Conference on Ecological Restoration in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. The authors review the ecological and genetic aspects of seed propagation and species introduction both from a European and an American perspective, and discuss implications for the development of seed zones and for native seed production. Examples from different countries focus on native seed production in practice, and suggest different approaches for the certification of seed provenance. Best practice examples from Europe and the United States are used to indicate the advantages of using native seeds for ecological restoration of grasslands, field margins and sagebrush steppe. Finally, this volume also provides guidelines for the successful implementation of restoration projects for local authorities, landscape planners and NGOs in order to bridge gaps between research and practice.
Methods to Restore Native Plant Communities After Invasive Species Removal
Author: Kathryn Aubrey VillazonPublisher:
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Languages : en
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ABSTRACT: Because Florida's natural ecosystems are increasingly invaded by exotic and undesirable plant species, invasive species removal is a major part of ecosystem restoration, and revegetation efforts after invasive species clearing is often necessary. Invasive species removal can be achieved through mechanical, cultural, chemical, or biological means. Few studies have addressed methods for successful native plant recolonization after invasive species removal using revegetation strategies. Different techniques for native species establishment were investigated in formerly invaded hydric and mesic-xeric ecosystems. The hydric site, consisting of two marl prairie ponds, and a mesic-xeric site, an abandoned phosphate mine, were both initially monotypic stands of Salix caroliniana Michx. (coastalplain willow) and Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (cogongrass), respectively. Following removal of the invasive species either by mechanical or chemical methods, we investigated different revegetation techniques. At the hydric site, the effects of two planting densities, two elevations, and two different propagule sizes on plant survival and volume of installed native plants were researched.
Ukiah Field Office Resource Management Plan
Author: Establishment of California Native Graminoids
Author: Anne Victoria PowerPublisher:
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Category : Germination
Languages : en
Pages :
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To better establish native graminoids (grasses, sedges, and rushes) for restoration of damaged ecosystems in California, a study was conducted in two parts: (1) an analysis of effective planting techniques to compete against undesired vegetation and gopher herbivory, and (2) a comparison of the germination rates under greenhouse conditions of seeds of two native grasses (both wild-collected and commercially obtained).
Use of Native Grasses & Graminoids for Erosion Control
Author: Richard NicholsPublisher:
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Category : Grasses
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook
Author: Stephen PackardPublisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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This hands-on manual provides a detailed account of what has been learned about the art and science of prairie restoration and the application of that knowledge to restoration projects throughout the world. The book explores a myriad of restoration philosophies and techniques and is an essential resource for anyone working to nurture our once-vibrant native landscapes to a state of health.
Using Native Grass Seed in Revegetation
Author: Revegetating with Native Grasses in the Northern Great Plains
Author: D.B. WarkPublisher:
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Category : Endemic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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